Boxing News
Arum to meet Jeff Horn's promoters next week to talk Pacquiao fight on April 23
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jan 2017 23:18
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has a scheduled meeting with Duco Events director Dean Longergan next Tuesday to talk about finalizing a fight between their fighter #2 WBO Jeff Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs) and Aru...
Badou Jack vs. James DeGale Media Conference Call
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jan 2017 23:03
Leonard Ellerbe Hello everyone, welcome to today’s Badou Jack versus James DeGale media conference call. Today we are going to hear from the main event participants who will be headlining next week’s main event at Ba...
Joshua Franco vs. Victor Pasillas on Feb.3
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jan 2017 22:17
Opening the 2017 edition of the popular LA FIGHT CLUB series on Feb. 3, San Antonio, TX’s Joshua “The Professor” Franco (8-0, 4 KOs) will take a critical step in his career in an eight-round super-flyweight main ev...
Jacobs tells Golovkin: It's time to put up or shut up
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jan 2017 20:29
By Chris Williams: Middleweight champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin finally will be facing someone dangerous with the talent level to beat him in Daniel Jacobs when these two guys fight each other in two months from now on M...
Porter picks Kell Brook to defeat Khan
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jan 2017 19:04
By Scott Gilfoid: In what is no surprise to anyway, former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter is picking Kell Brook to defeat Amir Khan when/if the fight ever happens. Porter says that Brook is the stronger fighter. ...
Tommy Langford Signs New Deal With Frank Warren
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jan 2017 18:32
Undefeated British, Commonwealth and WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight Champion Tommy Langford has signed a new long-term promotional deal with Frank Warren. The hugely popular Baggies fan enjoyed a memorable 2016, pick...
Junior Wright vs McCreary at Detroit Brawl on January 22
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jan 2017 17:46
Former cruiserweight world title challenger “Hurricane” Junior Wright has been hitting the weights hard and will enter the ring for the first time as a heavyweight in his next ring appearance. Wright (15-2-1, 12 KOs)...
Chris Brown, Soulja Boy to settle feud in ring
ESPN - 6 Jan 2017 16:30
Chris Brown, Soulja Boy to settle feud in ring
Golovkin still interested in Eubank Jr. fight
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jan 2017 15:13
By Jeff Aranow: Addressing the rumors circulating around that IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (36-0, 33 KOs) is in negotiations for a fight against Chris Eubank Jr. (23-1, 18 KOs), Golovkin's promoter...
Roach: Crawford wanted $7M for Pacquiao fight
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jan 2017 09:18
By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach says that he was told a week ago by Top Rank promoter Bob Arum that Terence Crawford was the possible opponent for Manny Pacquiao's next fight. However, Roach then said he heard t...
Chavez Jr. says Canelo wants 5 times his purse
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jan 2017 06:45
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-2-1, 32 KOs) is reportedly not pleased with the purse demands from Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in the negotiations between them for a fight on May 6. ...
WBA orders Shannon Briggs vs. Fres Oquendo
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jan 2017 04:57
By Eric Baldwin: The World Boxing Association has ordered heavyweights Shannon Briggs and Fres Oquendo to fight it out for the vacant WBA heavyweight title. Briggs, 46, reportedly wants the Oquendo fight to take place in...
Gary Russell Jr. defends against Oscar Escandon on Feb.18
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jan 2017 03:19
By Jeff Aranow: WBC World featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. (27-1, 16 KOs) will be back inside the ring next month in defending his WBC title against 32-year-old Oscar Escandon (25-2, 17 KOs) at the U.S Bank Arena ...
Salido waiting for rematch against Francisco Vargas
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jan 2017 02:02
By Jeff Aranow: Earlier this week, Orlando Salido (43-13-4, 30 KOs) reportedly turned down a rematch against WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko. Salido, 36, instead wants a rematch against WBC super feathe...
Ward's promoter expects higher PPV numbers for Kovalev rematch
Boxing News 24 - 6 Jan 2017 00:30
By Allan Fox: If there is to be a rematch between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev in 2017, the pay-per-view numbers should be higher than their previous numbers for their fight on November 19 in 2016, according to Ward's p...